Washed the car this morning and decided to blow dry it. Went down some country roads and hit a nice one with about a 3/4 mile straight, downhill for 1/3 then flat then ends on a hill with a curve at the end. What a blast! You really have to keep an eye on the tach. The engine doesn't sound like its even begining to strain at 8 grand. Ended up at about a 102 and topped the hill and downshifted to 3rd for the curve. Just a great handeling car going through the curves. I had so much fun I had to go down another couple of country roads, hitting maybe 70 st the max. What a load of fun!! Next time I'll have the revs up before I hit the straight...PS I live in a rural county and at 0900 on Sunday there isn't much traffic. Just folks going to church.

Washed the car this morning and decided to blow dry it. Went down some country roads and hit a nice one with about a 3/4 mile straight, downhill for 1/3 then flat then ends on a hill with a curve at the end. What a blast! You really have to keep an eye on the tach. The engine doesn't sound like its even begining to strain at 8 grand. Ended up at about a 102 and topped the hill and downshifted to 3rd for the curve. Just a great handeling car going through the curves. I had so much fun I had to go down another couple of country roads, hitting maybe 70 st the max. What a load of fun!! Next time I'll have the revs up before I hit the straight...PS I live in a rural county and at 0900 on Sunday there isn't much traffic. Just folks going to church.

definately awesome handling..i can't stress how much better it felt than my stock wrx...i would take turns like nothing in my celica but i hesitate in my wrx cause it just doesn't feel the same...feels too high and the stock tires can't grip for shit.

Yep, I would highly advise getting one ASAP. Its not as practical as a pick-up, but the fun factor is awesome for a stock vehicle. I would try to pick up a used GTS if cash is tight. VSGTS, your Rex would probably take me on the straight, but it sure would be fun...

Thanks, Chiller. I love it. I had a 86 ST that I drove for 16 years before it gave up the ghost. The 8th gen GTS is awesome in comparison. It is everything I wanted my first Celica to be. I special ordered a new GTS last December in black, my wife didn't like red. The special oreder fell apart because my dumbass salesman didn't know how to order it. After 3 months I got pissed off and talked with the sales manager. He agreed I had been screwed and made up for it with a sweet deal on my new Celica. Red was all they had, and I think it looks much better than black. My wife loves it too, but she has a bet going as to when I get my first ticket. Hopefully I'll win it...

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